Pumpkin Sunrise

This weekend contained: -me ignoring clutter. -me caving in to peer pressure and making this  Peppermint Bark .  Unfortunately (or fortunately) I am unable to eat it because of all the dairy in it.  I tried and felt awful.  Lactaid pills are only so magical for me.  The family LOVES it. -making potato and leek soup that was super yummy! (with homemade bread) -knitting while the kids are playing video games. -doing way more laundry than I usually do. -trying to come up with my menu plans, I was getting very comfortable cooking for two.   Joining Amanda at the habit of being

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Here are some photos of the Purl Ridge Cowl  that I completed last week.  I have not blocked the cowl yet and I am thinking maybe I should.  Very gently though because of the alpaca and alpaca can be droopy.  I love the feel of this cowl, but I am not thrilled with the curling of the stockinette area. I have been trying very hard not to buy any more purple yarn.  It's difficult because I am attracted to purples and grays oh and greens.   The kids are coming home today.  That means my clean and tidy house will not be clean and tidy.  Let's see if I can relax and enjoy the mess for the three to five weeks that they are home, I promise to try, really!!  I have only just started to menu plan.  I have to wrap all the gifts.   Are you ready for Christmas?

This week for knitting I have been concentrating on a floppy (slouchy) hat for either my son or my husband.  I wanted to use up some of my left over sock yarn from previous sock projects.  I striped four different sock yarns during the ribbing section.  I felt that I might run out so I added a fifth stripe in the body of the hat.  Each stripe is four rows.  I think it looks pretty good.  I will not be happy when I have to bury all the loose threads though. Here is my project page . My other knitting is the cold mountain shawl that I started a couple of weeks ago.  I have barely touched it, but I did knit a row or two this week.  I finished a little baby sweater over the weekend that just turned out wonderfully.  I think gray is my new go to color. This week I am reading The Wednesday Sisters.   This book is a very compelling read.  I am interested in all of the characters and the story flows quite nicely.  She writes about the personal lives of five women and weaves in their cu

And what would keep a baby warm?  Why a cardigan of course.  Not just any old cardigan but the good old standby of Elizabeth Zimmermann's creation-February Baby Sweater!  I decided to do a gray yarn because the recipient loves neutral shades. I decided to eliminate the lace pattern so the two shades would be the main focus of the sweater.  I also could not resist adding a touch of flare with the red buttons.  The details of this sweater can be found on my Ravelry page . Tracey over at Clover is hosting a little baby shower for Amanda from the habit of being .  Hop on over to Clover to see all the lovely gifts for this very special baby to be :)

  (this is me swirling my camera around as I photo the Christmas tree) This weekend contained: -shopping, on a Saturday, with EVERYONE on the planet.....well, it seemed to me to be everyone on the planet. -realizing that I am not going shopping on any weekends before Christmas-I dislike crowds and traffic and tend to lose my Christmas spirit. -relaxing knitting, which means I am not under any deadline, it is a good feeling. -dinner out with my husband! -lots and lots of Christmas music "it's the most wonderful time of the year".......Yay, Johnny Mathis!  I also have the words to "Santa Baby" memorized, it is a selfish song that I cannot resist liking-- a '54 convertible light blue would look pretty nifty. -knitting with my friends-honestly I think we laugh and talk more than we knit.  I always take simple knitting so I do not make any mistakes. How was your weekend?? joining Amanda at the habit of being

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